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clergy pledging them to take the view that we should be in afghanistan longer, that we should do more in syria, that we should do something militarily and iran was continually pushed away from that by the more political politically minded wing of his party that was reading an internal polling which said, there's not much difference particularly on afghanistan it when republicans and democrats. so you don't have the demand side, if you will for the kind of military spending that we've seen over the last decade. you know longer have a public outcry for military spending on this scale as a response to terrorism either. the second point related to that which is a bit of a two-edged sword is that the public believes and the league also that there are cheaper technological solutions to our national security problem. and, of course, the most obvious exponent of this is a drones and other remote-controlled warfare that instead of invading a country, you can just, the public perceives in many elites also proceed, station drones along its border. there's no faxing strategic conversation about whether th
clergy pledging them to take the view that we should be in afghanistan longer, that we should do more in syria, that we should do something militarily and iran was continually pushed away from that by the more political politically minded wing of his party that was reading an internal polling which said, there's not much difference particularly on afghanistan it when republicans and democrats. so you don't have the demand side, if you will for the kind of military spending that we've seen over...
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there's syria where the president has kept the u.s. mostly removed but could get more involved. there's of course -- >> often we heard the criticism has this president done enough. but it's typically in the second term the president trying to really step in. would that be correct? >> that's generally the way things have gone and president obama would say he's had his hands full. the economy is still in bad shape and he's been working on that. now, as the economy starts to improve, he'll be in a situation maybe to take more of a role. >> i hope you come back to see us. thank you for coming. this is edward i saac dloois dovere: we'll be right back. >>> making headlines, bono will be at georgetown tonight. he will speak with creating change to the power of social movement. he's best known for music but he has been a force behind many organizations that promote positive change. he was named time magazine's person of the year in 2005. >> christmas tree is headed to dc. made a stop in denver. part of its three week 5,000 mile cross country road trip. picked from the white river nation
there's syria where the president has kept the u.s. mostly removed but could get more involved. there's of course -- >> often we heard the criticism has this president done enough. but it's typically in the second term the president trying to really step in. would that be correct? >> that's generally the way things have gone and president obama would say he's had his hands full. the economy is still in bad shape and he's been working on that. now, as the economy starts to improve,...
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syria's president al assad hopes to live and die in syria. his country offer safe passage in exchange for ending the civil war. the head of the international red cross today said it is unable to cope with the deteriorating humanitarian situation there. at least 64 people died today alone and the numbers continue, continue to rise. >>> and with president obama now set for another four years, a top israeli official put to rest any talk of differences between the u.s. and israel over iran. deputy foreign minister danny ialon spoke with cnn's chris . e >> we trust the leadership of the united states and the leadership of president obama. >> if i'm not mistaken, a ringing endorsement of the obama administration towards iran? >> yes, absolutely. the view from, rets let's say kansas city or tel aviv about the threats from iran is different. by the nature of the proximity, but, at the end of the day, we will continue and hope together. yes, there were differences about some timelines and about what is exactly the goal, whether to prevent iran acquiri
syria's president al assad hopes to live and die in syria. his country offer safe passage in exchange for ending the civil war. the head of the international red cross today said it is unable to cope with the deteriorating humanitarian situation there. at least 64 people died today alone and the numbers continue, continue to rise. >>> and with president obama now set for another four years, a top israeli official put to rest any talk of differences between the u.s. and israel over...
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if you look at what the israelis have done with syria and they have taken out a leader of hamas. we see there is sabre rattling in iran and egypt is threatening to get involved are we on the brink of war? >> the israelis recognize theyor their own. i think they have little confidence in the obama administration to stand by them. they are pursuing their opponents. they have just eliminated an important one in hamas and hamas has been a terrible thorn in their side, has been threatening them, been conducting operations against them and this is a strong message to hamas that, you know, we are at you. you know, we will escalate this. i think -- they recognize this is the only message that hamas will understand. >> sean: if we can, tony, i want to rerack what we just played here. they videotaped this attack on jabari. you know, you can see the yellow circlesarn the car, that's the car he is in. and if i am an extremist and watching this, i am thinking, you know, those are israelis, they are pretty tough with their defense. >> i gotta tell you, it's a good shot. that's when we should b
if you look at what the israelis have done with syria and they have taken out a leader of hamas. we see there is sabre rattling in iran and egypt is threatening to get involved are we on the brink of war? >> the israelis recognize theyor their own. i think they have little confidence in the obama administration to stand by them. they are pursuing their opponents. they have just eliminated an important one in hamas and hamas has been a terrible thorn in their side, has been threatening...
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there is engagement with gaza, engagement with syria. how close to you think israel is to being dragged into a more regional conflict? >> well, as you said, patience is running out. israel every day i think feels more and more like a villa in the jungle. we have hundreds of rockets being launched at schools and kindergartens and homes in the south. we have assad butchering over 30,000 civilians and slaughtering his own people in the north and now launching bombs at israel and bombing israeli territory and there's only that much israel will take. israel is being very cautious. it is not jumping to anything. it is not happy to heat up the region are to have it flare up but there really is only that much we would take. i think already we're taking more and showing more patience than any other country in the world would under these circumstances. i don't think the united states would stand for one missile in one school in one city in one state. so patience is running out and israel will have to retaliate and when it does, it will be strong,
there is engagement with gaza, engagement with syria. how close to you think israel is to being dragged into a more regional conflict? >> well, as you said, patience is running out. israel every day i think feels more and more like a villa in the jungle. we have hundreds of rockets being launched at schools and kindergartens and homes in the south. we have assad butchering over 30,000 civilians and slaughtering his own people in the north and now launching bombs at israel and bombing...
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. >> what about syria? what would you like to see the government of israel as far as syria is concerned? because it's intense what's going on right now. about 40,000 people have been killed over the past year and a half. >> it's horrible. it's a terrible tragedy. we, the people of israel, look at the people of syria with great respect, even awe standing up and risking and even giving their lives for freedom from the terrible bashar al assad regime. we want them to go. we've long wanted him to depart. he is an ally of iran. he has not only killed 40,000 of his own people, he's tried to make a secret nuclear military program, he's helped in providing tens and tens of thousands of missiles to terrorists in lebanon and gaza. he is a loose cannon. we want him gone. we want to see a democratic and peaceful in syria. >> what about the u.s. army corps of engineers is about to build a top secret underground facility at an israeli air base outside of tel aviv. >> know nothing about it whatsoever. >> you don't know no
. >> what about syria? what would you like to see the government of israel as far as syria is concerned? because it's intense what's going on right now. about 40,000 people have been killed over the past year and a half. >> it's horrible. it's a terrible tragedy. we, the people of israel, look at the people of syria with great respect, even awe standing up and risking and even giving their lives for freedom from the terrible bashar al assad regime. we want them to go. we've long...
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god only knows what's going to happen in syria. it's much more complex than iraq, and we sit here talking about, oh, the shiites believe that, and we can back the sunnis here and there. this stuff, i can tell you, i spent a lot of time in that part of the world, it doesn't even make sense in that part of the world, relate -- let alone when you're sitting here in foggy bottom. i'm still waiting for my country to rise out and live out the promise of that creed. >> jim wants to interjekyll here. >> i'm sorry. >> and then we'll get right back to you. >> that's what i'm talking about when i discuss humility, the idea that it would even be desirable for us to flip a switch and dictate political outcomes in foreign countries. and we can say, yeah, these are bottom-up revolutions as opposed to -- but you are dealing with multifarious political factions in foreign countries about which we have limited knowledge. we have limited knowledge about tow to -- how to effect the outcomes we want. how often do we arm factions, give support to people
god only knows what's going to happen in syria. it's much more complex than iraq, and we sit here talking about, oh, the shiites believe that, and we can back the sunnis here and there. this stuff, i can tell you, i spent a lot of time in that part of the world, it doesn't even make sense in that part of the world, relate -- let alone when you're sitting here in foggy bottom. i'm still waiting for my country to rise out and live out the promise of that creed. >> jim wants to interjekyll...
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turkey is close to putting american made missiles on its border with syria. that's according to the head of the nato military alliance. he he expects the turks to formally request the patriot air to surface missiles in the coming days any deployment would be for defensive purposes. turkey shares longest border with syria and former allies have recently exchanged rocket fire. meanwhile syrian rebel firefighters claim they seized a military base on 00 outskirts of capital city of damascus and group of islamist within the rebel ranks claims that it has rejected the new western-backed' session group a potential major set back in the effort to topple the syrian president bashar assad. basically i just said it's very confusing. passengers on the italian airliner survived what one of them described as 10 seconds of terror when their plane hit turbulence and plunged some 10,000 feet. airline officials say it happened over the atlantic ocean on a flight from cuba to italy. sudden drop injured 30 people or so. nothing serious but just scrapes and bruises. pilots report
turkey is close to putting american made missiles on its border with syria. that's according to the head of the nato military alliance. he he expects the turks to formally request the patriot air to surface missiles in the coming days any deployment would be for defensive purposes. turkey shares longest border with syria and former allies have recently exchanged rocket fire. meanwhile syrian rebel firefighters claim they seized a military base on 00 outskirts of capital city of damascus and...
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they point to syria. what robots could do in a conflict like that. >> because the weapons are emotionless, they could serve as a perfect tool for a dictator, who would not have to worry about the danger of a human soldier turning on him if fired -- if ordered to fire on his own civilians. a robot would not do that. >> and chris lawrence for us, with us at the pentagon right now. it's fascinating. what if something were to go haywire and all these killer robots were kind of meant to take over? what does the pentagon think about all this? >> they're concerned, you know. it's tough because the technology doesn't exist yet. your kind of forecasting what your concerns may be 20 years from now. what this directive does is say there's got to be some inherent fail safes built in. if something were to go wrong we have to minimize that damage and cut it off immediately. it's a message to the weapons developers out there not to build these systems because the pentagon is not going to buy them unless they fall into r
they point to syria. what robots could do in a conflict like that. >> because the weapons are emotionless, they could serve as a perfect tool for a dictator, who would not have to worry about the danger of a human soldier turning on him if fired -- if ordered to fire on his own civilians. a robot would not do that. >> and chris lawrence for us, with us at the pentagon right now. it's fascinating. what if something were to go haywire and all these killer robots were kind of meant to...
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. >>> overseas now and the spreading unrest in syria. for the second day in a row, syrian jets struck positions near the turkish border. yesterday, syrian jets and helicopters bombed a rebel-held border town. opposition groups say up to 16 people were killed. yesterday, israel fired on syrian artillery after syrian mortar rounds fell. >>> coming up, officials try to narrow down the cause of a deadly explosion in indianapolis that nearly took out a whole neighborhood. this is the "cbs morning news." neighborho this is the "cbs morning news." [ timers ringing ] [ male announcer ] it's that time of year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ capella university understands back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university,
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susan rice faces more backlash over the september 11 attacks in benghazi, syria. rice returned to capitol hill to meet with two more republican critics. one of them, susan collins, says she's still troubled by the way that the events have unfolded. i want to return to dana bash. it was surprising, actually, when we heard senator collins come out to the microphones. this is a moderate. this is someone who susan rice perhaps might have had a friend or an ally and really she was very, very hard on her in terms of the explanation. what happened in that meeting? >> reporter: well, according to senator susan collins, she didn't get the answers that she was looking for. she said she still has a lot of unanswered questions. it's really important to understand how significant susan collins is in this potential process. she isn't nominated for secretary of state, nobody is, but she's still considered to be a leading contender and that's part of the reason why she's been coming up in a really unusual way, frankly, making the rounds and trying to effectively lobby senators th
susan rice faces more backlash over the september 11 attacks in benghazi, syria. rice returned to capitol hill to meet with two more republican critics. one of them, susan collins, says she's still troubled by the way that the events have unfolded. i want to return to dana bash. it was surprising, actually, when we heard senator collins come out to the microphones. this is a moderate. this is someone who susan rice perhaps might have had a friend or an ally and really she was very, very hard on...
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france has become the first western country to recognize syria's newly brokered opposition coalition as the sole representative of the syrian people. the coalition was formed over the weekend at a summit in doma. at least 24 people at and killed and more than 100 wounded in a series of bombings across iraq. a multiple explosions were reported in at least four different areas, including baghdad and kirkuk. israel and palestinian leaders in gaza have agreed to attack -- agreed to a tacit truce following days of violence in the gaza strip. at least seven palestinians have been killed in israeli attacks on gaza since saturday. eight israeli civilians have also been wounded by palestinian rockets. the temporary ceasefire was brokered by the egyptian government, but both sides say they're prepared to resume attacks if it fails. the united nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the u.s. embargo against cuba for the 21st year in a row. the final vote was 188 to 3, with only israel and the pacific island state of palau joining the united states. u.s. envoy abroad -- robe
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. >>> is war-ravaged syria forming a tighter alliance with iran? lisa sylvester's monitor thag and some other top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> hi, joe. syrian state television is airing new video of president bashar al assad, he's seen meeting with the chairman of the iranian parliament in syria's capital of damascus today. this comes as fighting continues to rage in syria's civil war and the death toll continues to mount one day after 151 people were killed across the country, opposition activists say at least 43 people have died in syria today. and we want to warn you what you are about to see next is graphic. and it may be disturbing for some of our viewers. a 16-year-old girl was walking down the street in east london last week when suddenly a man came up behind her -- oh, and brutally knocked her to the ground. the attack was captured on closed circuit tv. a suspect is under arrest. and the teen, we are happy to say, she is now recovering. blackberry maker research in motion is riding a wave of investor optimism. its stock sur
. >>> is war-ravaged syria forming a tighter alliance with iran? lisa sylvester's monitor thag and some other top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> hi, joe. syrian state television is airing new video of president bashar al assad, he's seen meeting with the chairman of the iranian parliament in syria's capital of damascus today. this comes as fighting continues to rage in syria's civil war and the death toll continues to mount one day after 151 people were...
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shadowy, perhaps has a presidential finding and perhaps doesn't and takes arms and men and puts them into syria and this is a very large story and it's right in front of us for the second term. >> boy, this thing will unravel like crazy. thank you ever so much. we appreciate it. >> coming up on youed kudlow, the politics of reaching common sense and common ground on the fiscal cliff. did the gop go wobbly? i say stick to your economic principles. that's next on kudlow. [ female announcer ] e-trade technology can help make you a better investor. our e-trade 360 investing dashboard shows you where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you'll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better investor at e-trade. >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." today we heard from house speaker john boehner. take a listen. >> the purpose of fofrjing a bipartisan agreement that continues to solve the problem, we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. >> just an hour later this is what president obama had to say. >> i'm not wedded to every detai
shadowy, perhaps has a presidential finding and perhaps doesn't and takes arms and men and puts them into syria and this is a very large story and it's right in front of us for the second term. >> boy, this thing will unravel like crazy. thank you ever so much. we appreciate it. >> coming up on youed kudlow, the politics of reaching common sense and common ground on the fiscal cliff. did the gop go wobbly? i say stick to your economic principles. that's next on kudlow. [ female...
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we've got now syria, lebanon, hezbollah. of course, hamas, which i think israel is going to wipe away. what about egypt? what about turkey? and what about iran? in other words, how big is this going to be? how much is this going to spread? this may become a massive world event. may become, for all i know, a financial market event. but i want to ask both of you gentlemen with the remaining moments we have, how far is this going to spread? >> first, larry, you already raised one of the problems. and that is there's been indecision and uncertainty in washington on our middle east policy, whether it's being tougher on benjamin netanyahu for defending israel than they've been on iran for not having nuclear weapons. whether it is the conflicting approaches to the middle east peace process, et cetera. so there's a vacuum that has to be filled. the u.s. has to step up and provide leadership. president morsi in cairo called mr. jabari, the terrorist who was killed, a martyr. the muslim brotherhood does have a close relationship with
we've got now syria, lebanon, hezbollah. of course, hamas, which i think israel is going to wipe away. what about egypt? what about turkey? and what about iran? in other words, how big is this going to be? how much is this going to spread? this may become a massive world event. may become, for all i know, a financial market event. but i want to ask both of you gentlemen with the remaining moments we have, how far is this going to spread? >> first, larry, you already raised one of the...
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but first what might be a huge step for the rebels in syria. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. big news on this front. both the uk and france are declaring support for the rebels fighting the assad regime in syria. france has said it would consider arming the opposition while the british say they will help with political and humanitarian issues. no statement yet from the united states on the violence in syria has killed more than 37,000 people since march of 2011. and encouraging news in the fight against hiv and aids. a u.n. report shows new hiv infections have dropped more than 50% in 25 low and middle income countries. many in sub sa ha ran africa. the number of people getting anti-retro viral treatment has increased in the last two years and aids-related deaths have been dropping. and federal chairman ben bernanke says "the stakes are high when it comes to the fiscal cliff." he's urging lawmakers to act quickly. he says the $7 tril
but first what might be a huge step for the rebels in syria. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. big news on this front. both the uk and france are declaring support for the rebels fighting the assad regime in syria. france has said it would consider arming the opposition while the british say they will help with political and humanitarian issues. no statement yet from...
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but first, disturbing new signs the deadly crisis in syria is escalating. our lisa sylvester's monitoring that and other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. turkey is asking nato for patriot missiles to help bolster air defenses after violence from syria. a letter to the alliance cites threats the crisis poses to turkey's national security. last month syrian artillery shells killed five civilians. nato is convening to consider the matter and send a team to turkey to look at possible missile deployment sites. and jesse jackson jr. is resigning from congress. the son of the civil rights leader the reverend jesse jackson has been out for months on what he calls several serious health issues. he's also being investigated by the fbi and house ethics committee. he submitted his letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner just a little more than two weeks after winning re-election. and an extraordinary moment in basketball. a great game would be a player scoring in the high double digits. but what about
but first, disturbing new signs the deadly crisis in syria is escalating. our lisa sylvester's monitoring that and other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. turkey is asking nato for patriot missiles to help bolster air defenses after violence from syria. a letter to the alliance cites threats the crisis poses to turkey's national security. last month syrian artillery shells killed five civilians. nato is convening to consider...
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in a region already dealing with a bloody civil war in neighboring syria. leland i have the materiality along the israeli/gaza border with more. leland? >> tonight, shepard, we can hear the unmistakable sound of israeli f-16s starting their bombing runs into the gaza strip. you then see the bright flashes of light when those 2000 pound bombs go off and you hear the reverb rations of the explosions at the same time we are also seeing those rockets fly out of the gaza strip here in to southern israel. this attack on ahmed really caught hamas by great surprise. not only the intelligence required to carry out such a pinpoint strike but also the fact that israel has begun its targeted killings once again a number of militants met their end today. hamas and islamic jihad. weapons storng facilities were attacked including some the very key long range missiles that has the israelis very worried. those are missiles that could fly here from israel up to tel aviv that they tried to destroy in the very beginning of these long-range air strikes. however, there was still
in a region already dealing with a bloody civil war in neighboring syria. leland i have the materiality along the israeli/gaza border with more. leland? >> tonight, shepard, we can hear the unmistakable sound of israeli f-16s starting their bombing runs into the gaza strip. you then see the bright flashes of light when those 2000 pound bombs go off and you hear the reverb rations of the explosions at the same time we are also seeing those rockets fly out of the gaza strip here in to...
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it doesn't seem like that is the case in syria. i think there's a fear that it could inflame the region and i think there's a degree of caution. host: benjamin pauker is senior editor of "foreign policy magazine." we'll get to your calls in a minute. could there be foreign policy fallout in the benghazi attacks on libya? guest: i think there's a lot we don't know. this is one of those scandals that comes out in dribs and drabs. drip, leak, leak, leak. i think there is a sort of consensus that we want to know more. the american public wants to know more. certainly journalists do. there could be political fallout from it. this is a week where there's going to be a number of hearings on ben gaza. so both the house and senator intelligence committees were meeting. there is certainly, congressionally, the desire to hear more and hear more facts. there are big questions that are unanswered. both in the time frame of what happened in the attack, little bits of information, but also in terms of whether the u.s. was ill prepared or naive in
it doesn't seem like that is the case in syria. i think there's a fear that it could inflame the region and i think there's a degree of caution. host: benjamin pauker is senior editor of "foreign policy magazine." we'll get to your calls in a minute. could there be foreign policy fallout in the benghazi attacks on libya? guest: i think there's a lot we don't know. this is one of those scandals that comes out in dribs and drabs. drip, leak, leak, leak. i think there is a sort of...
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the issue in syria is a tricky one. we had the problem in libya where overthrow a dictator and al qaeda takes over. so we have to be proactive there. i don't want to say we should be separate. we should not be putting american troops there. being involved in it is probably wise since it is a very difficult -- >> moderator: thank you. mr. sanders, mr. diamondstone say . >> he has a full copy of that resolution. >> i do. sanders: read in the section where we thank the men and women who put their lives on the line. >> shall i read. sanders: one thing vote against the war as i did. the opposition of the war as i did. when resolution comes which says among many other things that we give thanks whatever the wording is the men and women who served in the military this state has lost a number of young pep who serve. i thought it was appropriate to say yeah, we thank you even though i oppose the war. >> moderator: brief response. >> that's interesting. they don't have three part and the second and third address the members of th
the issue in syria is a tricky one. we had the problem in libya where overthrow a dictator and al qaeda takes over. so we have to be proactive there. i don't want to say we should be separate. we should not be putting american troops there. being involved in it is probably wise since it is a very difficult -- >> moderator: thank you. mr. sanders, mr. diamondstone say . >> he has a full copy of that resolution. >> i do. sanders: read in the section where we thank the men and...
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we don't know exactly what's happened in syria and i don't think we should fight a war on that. as to international organizations, it would be a good idea for us to join one. we are the only nation that has resisted the united nations . >> i only do this because we have a time clock here. great to see you. >> four parts. oliver stone always has an interesting take. >> unboring. >> yes, unboring. it's true. >>> instagram is kachanging the way that we see the world. we'll ask kevin systrom how his photo sharing site ended up [ libe ] le dnkrae ic oha lonn wer. eat moaue sghti ecic evs smeos n usac esi. th emesttso arow douan gw ouenelac w qteuris, lyews urxpur aayhath c dtoou 'sui aesn ard. dti romnd th iserome beusitel tstngen e am. romnd tt usit erti iru. yofe le erisomhi th y'rdog toelsagud ait the idroon d beevit dog go j. >>> there's another guy that invented instagram. do you know what it is? >> you take a picture thing and send it to your buddies. >> basically you take a picture with your iphone. you hit a button, it makes it look old. he sold that for a billion dollars. i'
we don't know exactly what's happened in syria and i don't think we should fight a war on that. as to international organizations, it would be a good idea for us to join one. we are the only nation that has resisted the united nations . >> i only do this because we have a time clock here. great to see you. >> four parts. oliver stone always has an interesting take. >> unboring. >> yes, unboring. it's true. >>> instagram is kachanging the way that we see the...
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we don't know exactly what's happened in syria and i don't think we should fight a war on that. as to international organizations, it would be a good idea for us to join one. we are the only nation that has resisted the united nations in. >> i only do this because we have a time clock here. great to see you. >> four parts. oliver stone always has an interesting take. >> unboring. >> yes, unboring. it's true. >>> instagram is kangchanging the way that we see the world. we'll ask kevin systrom how his photo sharing site ended up >>> good morning, you headed out the door today, lots of sunshine coming our way and mild temperatures by the afternoon. a little chilly to begin with outside, especially in some of the valleys. just a few high clouds cruising in overhead, otherwise the temperatures in the 30s in places inland and 40s elsewhere and 50s out toward the immediate coastline. by the afternoon, 60s across the board. almost 70 in some of the hottest spots in the interior. chance of showers moves in on friday. >>> there's another guy that invented instagram. do you know what it is
we don't know exactly what's happened in syria and i don't think we should fight a war on that. as to international organizations, it would be a good idea for us to join one. we are the only nation that has resisted the united nations in. >> i only do this because we have a time clock here. great to see you. >> four parts. oliver stone always has an interesting take. >> unboring. >> yes, unboring. it's true. >>> instagram is kangchanging the way that we see the...
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we know that other countries have the capability k and the other countries would mess up the syria intertwined with there's unlike x land there could be others we haven't picked up that developed the capability and we have overlooked it. the reason that we've called it payback and why people are saying there may be payback is that we have been the leader imposing sanctions, both diplomatic sanctions come export sanctions, financial sanctions. "the washington post" ran a series of articles about the covert activities but we are offering to comment because the cabinet isn't clear to know the "washington post" stories they are reading our true. we aren't going to talk about those articles but i think the point is from the perspective, they read "the washington post" and they may believe that the "washington post" articles are true and not those activities the talk about, so that may lead them to say if they are doing this stuff why shouldn't we be investing it and doing it to them? >> thank you. the national security adviser assists they've now been disrupted. there are signs this event could sta
we know that other countries have the capability k and the other countries would mess up the syria intertwined with there's unlike x land there could be others we haven't picked up that developed the capability and we have overlooked it. the reason that we've called it payback and why people are saying there may be payback is that we have been the leader imposing sanctions, both diplomatic sanctions come export sanctions, financial sanctions. "the washington post" ran a series of...
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. >> what about syria? there have been some incidents of fire coming into the israeli part of the golan heights from syria. what's the latest on that? >> our estimation is all the remotes events have to do with stray bullets or stray mortars. nothing more than that. it's an internal conflict inside syria. and that's the way we treat it. >> is it a serious situation on the golan heights right now with syria or is it a temporary thing? >> it's a temporary thing. the borders are quiet. we see it as an internal syrian conflict which has nothing to do with us. >> and you're on the lebanese border with hezbollah, that's quiet as well? >> it's quiet but tense. hezbollah has acquired a huge arsenal of over 60,000 rockets and tried to think how many other militaries in the world even hold these amount of rockets. a speech was given today urging all the arab countries to smuggle rockets into gaza so hamas can use them. >> one final question, iran. what if any role are they playing in all of this? >> iran is, i would
. >> what about syria? there have been some incidents of fire coming into the israeli part of the golan heights from syria. what's the latest on that? >> our estimation is all the remotes events have to do with stray bullets or stray mortars. nothing more than that. it's an internal conflict inside syria. and that's the way we treat it. >> is it a serious situation on the golan heights right now with syria or is it a temporary thing? >> it's a temporary thing. the...
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some two and a half million people have been uprooted from their homes in syria by the raging civil war. the syrian arab red crescent made that estimate today. it's more than double the previous estimate used by aid agencies. in addition, more than 400,000 syrians have fled to neighboring states. it's been two weeks since hurricane sandy walloped the northeast, and, as of today, more than 130,000 homes and businesses across new york and new jersey still were in the dark. new york city mayor michael bloomberg warned again the process of restoration and recovery will be slow. . a lot of residents unfortunately will be out of power for a long time. but rather than complain about it or even write about it, we're trying to do something about it. we can sit around and bring or handand say it's terrible. mother nature brought us this storm. now we're just going to deal with it. we're going to go methodically street by street building by building and help people get going. we're going to do the most important life-threatening things first. and then we'll come back. we're not going to stop until
some two and a half million people have been uprooted from their homes in syria by the raging civil war. the syrian arab red crescent made that estimate today. it's more than double the previous estimate used by aid agencies. in addition, more than 400,000 syrians have fled to neighboring states. it's been two weeks since hurricane sandy walloped the northeast, and, as of today, more than 130,000 homes and businesses across new york and new jersey still were in the dark. new york city mayor...
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new out of syria this morning opposition groups are formally agreeing to unite. the move will allow for more international diplomatic recognition, more funding and better military aid. the group's stated goal is to crackdown on president bashar al assad's government and only accept a new government. interesting this has happened, right? part of the problem in funding these opposition groups is that they have not really been coalessed. they have not been together. it's a big problem. arwa damon has a report for us this morning. i think we've got her. arwa? >> reporter: yes, that's right. and what they're trying to accomplish right now is put together a body that all syrians are going to be able to feel is an accurate representation of themselves, but of the revolution itself. so far what they've been able to come towards has been something that is being viewed as a positive step. the president of this coalition, for example, he is, yes, a sunni imam. a former imam. he used to preach at one of the main mosques in damascus. but he's most certainly viewed as being a
new out of syria this morning opposition groups are formally agreeing to unite. the move will allow for more international diplomatic recognition, more funding and better military aid. the group's stated goal is to crackdown on president bashar al assad's government and only accept a new government. interesting this has happened, right? part of the problem in funding these opposition groups is that they have not really been coalessed. they have not been together. it's a big problem. arwa damon...
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nick payton walsh, cnn, beirut. >> the brutality in syria continues. much more in our next hour on what's going on. >>> meanwhile, nothing about north korea should surprise any of us but the discovery of a covert program to assassinate dissidents in the south is stunning. and the weapons are straight out of a 007 movie. make even this old container smell fresh? take a deep breath. describe the room that you're in. i think just like a big, open space. like i'm hanging the sheets on the line. and it smells really fresh, man. let's take your blindfold off. oh! [ both laugh ] super-weird! oh, is it febreze? yeah. ohh, how about that? febreze has anti-clogging technology that keeps it smelling fresh, even after 30 days. febreze. breathe happy. side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunti
nick payton walsh, cnn, beirut. >> the brutality in syria continues. much more in our next hour on what's going on. >>> meanwhile, nothing about north korea should surprise any of us but the discovery of a covert program to assassinate dissidents in the south is stunning. and the weapons are straight out of a 007 movie. make even this old container smell fresh? take a deep breath. describe the room that you're in. i think just like a big, open space. like i'm hanging the sheets...
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to contribute to some of what we think are the final moments of the human rights council approach to syria, sudan, its approach to the situation in libya with the commission of inquiry's. >> the human rights vote comes just as the united nations general assembly is set to approve its and a measure calling for into the u.s. embargo on cuba. the house is holding hearings today into the meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections that have caused 32 deaths and hundreds of illnesses across the u.s. in a new report, the house energy committee says the chief pharmacist at new england, counting center, the company behind the injections, stonewalled and even lied to regulators who had sought to force changes for a number of years. an offshoot of occupy wall street is holding a telethon this week for its campaign to purchase the debt of struggling u.s. households. according to its website, the group rolling to believe has already raised more than $100,000 toward its effort to buy up consumer debt a random, often for pennies on the dollar, and then cancel it so the bar wars don't have to repay.
to contribute to some of what we think are the final moments of the human rights council approach to syria, sudan, its approach to the situation in libya with the commission of inquiry's. >> the human rights vote comes just as the united nations general assembly is set to approve its and a measure calling for into the u.s. embargo on cuba. the house is holding hearings today into the meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections that have caused 32 deaths and hundreds of illnesses...
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. >>> there's a diplomatic milestone to report from war torn syria. the u.s. is formally declaring its support for a newly formed coalition trying to topple the assad regime. the anti-government groups unified to win more international support and a better plan for a post-assad future. >>> at arlington international cemetery just outside of washington president obama paid a veterans day visit to section 60. that's the burial site for military personnel killed in the war on terror that was launched after the 9/11 attacks. he says the nation is indebted to the sacrifices paid in all wars and by all veterans. >> today, a proud nation expresses our gratitude. but we do so mindful that no ceremony or parade, no hug or handshake, is enough to truly honor that service. >> president obama says over the next few years more than a million service members will transition back to civilian lives. he also points out it was the first veterans day in ten years that no americans served in iraq. >>> if you're looking for a job in new york, applebee's might be a waste of your ti
. >>> there's a diplomatic milestone to report from war torn syria. the u.s. is formally declaring its support for a newly formed coalition trying to topple the assad regime. the anti-government groups unified to win more international support and a better plan for a post-assad future. >>> at arlington international cemetery just outside of washington president obama paid a veterans day visit to section 60. that's the burial site for military personnel killed in the war on...
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what is the way forward with syria? >> three things. one, you know, the arab spring turned out to be less spring. a better term is the arab awakening. it is going to take a long time. look, it was inevitable, unavoidable, and actually a good thing that the people of the arab world should start taking some responsibility for their future. there just is no going back and it is very much in our interest how these come out and that they result in societies that are democratic and producing a better life for their people. we should do everything that we can, in a smart way, recognizing that we are not popular in the middle east, to try to get that outcome. there are a couple of big threats. one of them is syria. i am more worried about them than anything. no one is pushing off the stage. the longer that he stays, the more sectarian the conflict is going to become and the more it is opening a door to al qaeda and other terrorist groups. you are beginning to see a sectarian war, backed up by the saudis, others, and iran, that is making it star
what is the way forward with syria? >> three things. one, you know, the arab spring turned out to be less spring. a better term is the arab awakening. it is going to take a long time. look, it was inevitable, unavoidable, and actually a good thing that the people of the arab world should start taking some responsibility for their future. there just is no going back and it is very much in our interest how these come out and that they result in societies that are democratic and producing a...
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as far as the president would go in syria, the next step is some kind of a no-fly zone. you will start seeing the model that he put in place and advocated for in libya. he is someone who moves incrementally. the next real step is the first plunge into military would be directly harming the rebels. they do not know the rebels that well. they do not want to start sending heavy weapons to groups that are clearly influenced by islamists. so that has been one caution. then the next step would likely be considering some sort of international no-fly zone like what took place in libya. host: iran's nuclear program? do we know what he might do? guest: i think in terms of old assertions of next steps, some of that may wait for the next secretary of state. this is something that the next secretary of state would be shepherding through and then stick it in somebody else's lap. it is probably strategically not what the administration wants to do unless your hand is really forced on the issue. in both of these instances, particularly next steps in syria, libya does serve as a major wa
as far as the president would go in syria, the next step is some kind of a no-fly zone. you will start seeing the model that he put in place and advocated for in libya. he is someone who moves incrementally. the next real step is the first plunge into military would be directly harming the rebels. they do not know the rebels that well. they do not want to start sending heavy weapons to groups that are clearly influenced by islamists. so that has been one caution. then the next step would likely...
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running a caravan with army trucks and them leaving to take the weapons into syria. the fellow that did the movie to begin with got murdered. i agree to put some other information on -- am going to put some other information on youtube. some of it is so graphic that will have to get it myself. soldiers and democrats hate soldiers. i do not know why they hate them so bad. this movie is when to make amends with them. i appreciate your time. guest: i look forward to seeing the evidence, but one of the great myths is the weapons of mass destruction were taken to syria. i have looked at the evidence that has been available. the best evidence is the truck convoys moving from baghdad to syria just before the american invasion. what they were with the bath party records and personal wealth and all sorts of things that later were used to do fund the beginning of the insurgency in iraq. it was not weapons of mass destruction. there are films of weapons of mass destruction be used, because the dog hussain use them against the kurdish people in airstrikes years earlier. i wonder
running a caravan with army trucks and them leaving to take the weapons into syria. the fellow that did the movie to begin with got murdered. i agree to put some other information on -- am going to put some other information on youtube. some of it is so graphic that will have to get it myself. soldiers and democrats hate soldiers. i do not know why they hate them so bad. this movie is when to make amends with them. i appreciate your time. guest: i look forward to seeing the evidence, but one of...
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. >>> deadly conflicts are still going on in syria. that has a lot of people fleeing syria. the united states says 11,000 syrians have left for other countries in the past 24 hours alone. they are fleeing to turkey, lebanon and jordan. the u.n. the number of people needing help could hit 400 million by the independent of the year -- by the end of the year. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, talked about chris stevens last night in washington. >> chris stevens was an inspiration to all who served with him and knew him during his life. >> chris stevens was post hume mewously awarded -- post hume muously -- post homoucsly awarded -- posthomously awarded and there is his sister accepting it for him right there. >>> a husband and wife rushed to the hospital. thousand their car was smashed in the east bay. >>> welcome back. amazon is selling wine in washington, d.c. and 12 states including right here in california. amazon has more than 1,000 waynes available. they range in price from less than ten bucks a bottle to more than 100. shipping will cost $10 for up to six bottles.
. >>> deadly conflicts are still going on in syria. that has a lot of people fleeing syria. the united states says 11,000 syrians have left for other countries in the past 24 hours alone. they are fleeing to turkey, lebanon and jordan. the u.n. the number of people needing help could hit 400 million by the independent of the year -- by the end of the year. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton, talked about chris stevens last night in washington. >> chris stevens was...
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the rolodex tracked 500 al qaeda suicide bombers or terrorists who had filtered into iraq through syria and the possession of this database, 500 individuals who blow themselves up or arrange for a terrorist attack was critical in the effort to take out qaeda in mesopotamia apart. the mother lode of documents seized from what has become know as the singe our raid illustrates the point nicely. the point being the one made by lieutenant general lewis or flame. in the six years after the 9/11 attacks, the u.s. military representing a wide variety of agencies, large and small, and those victorious in the secret had been collaborating on an unprecedented capability for crushing terrorist networks. in addition to skills of talented special operators the effort uses supercomputers and custom software, skilled analysts the ability to turn every kind of intel into searchable data weather tips or documents from old spy networks, transcripts, lots of electronic surveillance, monitoring coming communication between cell phones and computers are the images and sensor readings gathered by jones hoveri
the rolodex tracked 500 al qaeda suicide bombers or terrorists who had filtered into iraq through syria and the possession of this database, 500 individuals who blow themselves up or arrange for a terrorist attack was critical in the effort to take out qaeda in mesopotamia apart. the mother lode of documents seized from what has become know as the singe our raid illustrates the point nicely. the point being the one made by lieutenant general lewis or flame. in the six years after the 9/11...
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it is so good. >>> a desperate new escape from syria's civil war. more than 8,000 refugees arrived in turkey over a 24-hour period. they were fleeing fierce fighting near the border towns. syrians of all aunlgs are living with the scars of war. we have a special report from arwa damon. it con tapes pictures some viewers find disturbing. z >> like many other boys his age, this 11-year-old wanted to be a professional soccer player when he grew up, but like so many others in syria, the violence shattered his dream. >> he doesn't say much beyond that. at times, simply nodding. or smiling sweetly in response. or seemingly lost in his memories. tears fall silently, the thoughts of what his baby brother endured are too much for the 21-year-old. >> mom woke me up. up immediately. what's happening? she said -- their plan is circulating above and you need to get him back to the house. >> he was too late. he found his brother in the hospital. >> once he saw me, he shouted, omar, shouted with all his strength. when i got closer, i saw his leg. he just yelled, i
it is so good. >>> a desperate new escape from syria's civil war. more than 8,000 refugees arrived in turkey over a 24-hour period. they were fleeing fierce fighting near the border towns. syrians of all aunlgs are living with the scars of war. we have a special report from arwa damon. it con tapes pictures some viewers find disturbing. z >> like many other boys his age, this 11-year-old wanted to be a professional soccer player when he grew up, but like so many others in syria,...
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as far as the president would go in syria, the next step is some kind of a no-fly zone. you will start seeing the model that he put in place and advocated for in libya. he is someone who moves incrementally. the next real step is the first plunge into military would be directly harming the rebels. they do not know the rebels that well. they do not want to start sending heavy weapons to groups that are clearly influenced by islamists. that has been one caution. the next step would be considering some kind of international no-fly zone like what took place in libya. host: iran pose a nuclear program? do we know what he might do? guest: i think in terms of old assertions of next steps, some of that may wait for the next secretary of state. this is something that the next secretary of state would be shepherding through and then stick it in somebody else's lap. it is probably strategically not what the administration wants to do unless your hand is really forced on the issue. in both of these instances, particularly next steps in syria, libya does serve as a major warning and
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at some point we must find ways to peacefully resolve the war in syria, the conflict between israel and the palestinians, the threat from iran and. every time and over time we must also address the differences that create tension and that are exploited by extremists. as our country emerges from the decade of large-scale conflict, confronts a new fiscal constraints at home, i worry that our political system will prevent us from making the investments in diplomacy and development we need to ensure we protect american's interest in these volatile regions of the world. these investments lack a constituency in congress at a time of great fiscal pressure. we face the prospect of budget sequestration that would be devastating to national security, not just because of what it does to national defense but also what it does to these programs that support diplomacy and enhance our quality of life. men and women in uniform know too well what sacrifice is about for our nation. for more than a decade after we were attacked on december 011, bley have fought, they have le d in distant battlefields. the
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bill: turkey is threatening to step up its military response to border violence by syria. today is the second day of an air bombardment by syrian warplanes. here is the video. listen to this. [explosion] bill: that is a fierce line of weaponry there. leland vittert live on the ground there in jerusalem with the latest and what is happening now. leland, hello. >> reporter: good morning, bill. the big concern right now regionally is just how close syrian civil war is getting to its borders. the video that we are seeing of those aerial bombardments by the sir union air force is coming from turkey which is now threatened to shoot down any syrian planes that end up inside its airspace. that could cause a whole host of issues and ripple effects going on. air force is still the syrian regime's trump card going forward. they have been able to bomb with impunity. rebels are trying to get more organized. britain and france are denying giving them anti-aircraft missiles to. bill: what is turkey going to do with the refugees, leland? >> reporter: it is becoming an increasing problem.
bill: turkey is threatening to step up its military response to border violence by syria. today is the second day of an air bombardment by syrian warplanes. here is the video. listen to this. [explosion] bill: that is a fierce line of weaponry there. leland vittert live on the ground there in jerusalem with the latest and what is happening now. leland, hello. >> reporter: good morning, bill. the big concern right now regionally is just how close syrian civil war is getting to its borders....
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, a soldier from the israeli military was injured by shrapnel coming in from syria today. back to you. >> brian: thanks so much. >> steve: be careful. >> gretchen: now the other stories making headlines. it's official. jon corzine thanked mf global. his bad management decisions led to the firm's bankruptcy and loss of $1.6 billion in customers' money. specifically the report says that he created an atmosphere where no one could challenge his decisions. corzine used to be the democratic governor of new jersey. >> steve: meanwhile, it could have been him. this morning we're hearing from the owner of the plane that crashed into a home leaving three people dead. roger latham was supposed to be on the plane with three pilots heading to an faa safety conference. at the last minute, he decided to go hunting instead. >> horrible thing. i don't really know what to say about that. i kind of feel guilty in some sense. >> steve: he is awe live. the pilots are now being identified. john tilten, wc young and david williams. they had just taken off when their plane sputtered and crashed
, a soldier from the israeli military was injured by shrapnel coming in from syria today. back to you. >> brian: thanks so much. >> steve: be careful. >> gretchen: now the other stories making headlines. it's official. jon corzine thanked mf global. his bad management decisions led to the firm's bankruptcy and loss of $1.6 billion in customers' money. specifically the report says that he created an atmosphere where no one could challenge his decisions. corzine used to be the...
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we don't know exactly what it is, it could be related to syria, it could be related to, perhaps, the militia group that carried out the benghazi attack. so these are important questions that need to be answered, and by sidelining petraeus in this way through his resignation, certainly it's going to be harder to get at those questions at least for independent investigators, say, on capitol hill. shannon: he may not testify this week as was planned, but i talked with a number of lawmakers this weekend who said they do intend, if necessary, to subpoena him, even in his roam as a private citizen -- role as a private citizen now. do you think he'll resist it or a welcome it to testify to something that maybe the investigation didn't want him to talk about publicly? >> well, the question is not so much whether he will testify, it's what he will say when he testifies and how much he can say. a standing, current cia director is in one position, a former cia director who has resigned over an extramarital affair is another witness. and, of course, he still has the information. the question is,
we don't know exactly what it is, it could be related to syria, it could be related to, perhaps, the militia group that carried out the benghazi attack. so these are important questions that need to be answered, and by sidelining petraeus in this way through his resignation, certainly it's going to be harder to get at those questions at least for independent investigators, say, on capitol hill. shannon: he may not testify this week as was planned, but i talked with a number of lawmakers this...
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they are trying to get us involved in syria. i would say, that is the place to have big cuts. we all ought to agree on doing that. i would not raise taxes. that isn't the problem. we need to cut the spending. if you raise taxes, you're going to have a weaker economy. some of the tax cuts, even for the middle class occurred with the bush administration. you do not want to raise taxes on the middle class. say, no, just do it on the rich. it will not be enough money. i think you have touched on something. i think we need to deal with the military. we can't do that unless we change our foreign policy and not assume the role as the world policeman and getting involved in all these countries. i would think the american people ought to agree on that issue more readily than anything else. i do not see why we should talk about cutting health care for children or for the elderly and social security -- i do not think that is where you start. i think we have to start by changing our foreign policy. host: as republicans come to the negotiating table in the next couple of weeks, what do you
they are trying to get us involved in syria. i would say, that is the place to have big cuts. we all ought to agree on doing that. i would not raise taxes. that isn't the problem. we need to cut the spending. if you raise taxes, you're going to have a weaker economy. some of the tax cuts, even for the middle class occurred with the bush administration. you do not want to raise taxes on the middle class. say, no, just do it on the rich. it will not be enough money. i think you have touched on...
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we are engaged by what happens syria, but i do not know if shed a great deal of light. i know you began by asking what is happening in gaza and what i think about that. >> yes. >> any time israel is involved in a story, did becomes excruciatingly -- id becomes excruciatingly difficult to cover, because there is a sense of identity in this country with israelis, and many reporters, old friends and colleagues of mine used to be criticized for taking an anti-israeli point of view. he spent many years living in the arab world and had a sympathetic. of view to arabs. i think what is happening in gaza right now meets in the definition of tragedy. the israelis cannot be expected to stand by while their cities are rocketed. on the other hand, the idea that the israeli defense forces are equally professional, the number of casualties on the palestinian side are going to be much greater. they are leaving an impression there is something unfair. this is the time you need correspondents who have spent years in the region, because by and large, you ask what i think of the coverage.
we are engaged by what happens syria, but i do not know if shed a great deal of light. i know you began by asking what is happening in gaza and what i think about that. >> yes. >> any time israel is involved in a story, did becomes excruciatingly -- id becomes excruciatingly difficult to cover, because there is a sense of identity in this country with israelis, and many reporters, old friends and colleagues of mine used to be criticized for taking an anti-israeli point of view. he...
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the dire situation in syria, iran and its nuclear efforts and immigration reform just to name a few. ed henry joins us live from the white house. >> reporter: they may be in celebration mode still. after the euphoria of victory the president taking congratulatory calls from 13 leaders who have called in the last 24 hours saying congratulations. but that euphoria giving way to a lot of challenges on the world stage and the domestic as well. the fiscal cliff is bubbling up quickly. while you have democratic leaders suggesting they have a strong hand in the negotiations and they will cooperate with republicans. you have republicans saying if the president raises taxes in these negotiations it could blow up on democrats. take a listen. >> i'm going to do everything within my power to be as conciliatory as possible. i want to work together, but i what everyone to also understand you can't push us around. >> i think it will require tax increases on the wealthy. the wealthy are the people who hire everyone else. you can't love jobs and hate job creators, martha. he hates job creators. >> re
the dire situation in syria, iran and its nuclear efforts and immigration reform just to name a few. ed henry joins us live from the white house. >> reporter: they may be in celebration mode still. after the euphoria of victory the president taking congratulatory calls from 13 leaders who have called in the last 24 hours saying congratulations. but that euphoria giving way to a lot of challenges on the world stage and the domestic as well. the fiscal cliff is bubbling up quickly. while...
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she's not been able to produce similar results for syria. >> the president believes that ambassador rice has done an excellent job and is grateful for her service. >> reporter: the president's choice of susan rice contrasts with his thinking four years ago when the president built a team of rivals nominating hick to be secretary. with rice he selected one of his closest advisers. >> congress holds a second day of hearings today on that attack that killed the american ambassador to libya. as sharyl attkisson reports members are pushing for more answers. good morning. >> reporter: this week's many briefings for congress have been planned since before election. today they are behind closed doors meaning for members of congress only. yesterday acting cia director mike morell and state department officials briefed some committee members. the state department did see some internal cable and documents. tomorrow they will be shown surveillance video of the attack for the first time. republicans who have been briefed said they are mystified why so many in the administration didn't want to call th
she's not been able to produce similar results for syria. >> the president believes that ambassador rice has done an excellent job and is grateful for her service. >> reporter: the president's choice of susan rice contrasts with his thinking four years ago when the president built a team of rivals nominating hick to be secretary. with rice he selected one of his closest advisers. >> congress holds a second day of hearings today on that attack that killed the american...
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. >>> a deadly double car bombing in syria this morning. at least 29 people were killed in the blast that happened just outside the capital of damascus. a syrian human rights group says the death toll is expected to rise due to the number of people injured in the bombings. >>> also new this morning, an audit from afghanistan finds rampant corruption in the kabul bank. it is a depository for u.s. reconstruction dollars. "the new york times" report the audit concludes the bank is a ponzi scheme allowing those connected to president karzai access to hundreds of millions of dollars. >>> all right. call it the fiscal cliffhanger, only 34 days to go before severe tax hikes and spending cuts kick in. democrats and republicans appear stuck. entitlement reform is a stumbling block. democrats don't want deep cuts to medicaid, medicare and social security. republicans see no other choice. >> the reason we are having these negotiations is because washington democrats have spent money without any care for the cost or the future. and refuse to do anythin
. >>> a deadly double car bombing in syria this morning. at least 29 people were killed in the blast that happened just outside the capital of damascus. a syrian human rights group says the death toll is expected to rise due to the number of people injured in the bombings. >>> also new this morning, an audit from afghanistan finds rampant corruption in the kabul bank. it is a depository for u.s. reconstruction dollars. "the new york times" report the audit concludes...
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steps you will need to see from north korea, especially given recent evidence that their shipments to syria and elsewhere? >> with respect to north korea -- they would have to demonstrate a series of meeting their data goal of denuclearization. we have engaged with the north normal basand is. we have not seen the steps. we have laid out what they need to do in terms of that kind of demonstration of seriousness with respect to denuclearization. have not seen that from them. there is an interesting question about burma. and the united states and embrace ofbama's their reform efforts and support for it. in no other way that you can imagines is an entry by berman into the international community is what comes of that and the opportunity that it provides. economically. that is an important focus of the burmese leadership. the economic prospects and promises of their coming into the international community and supported by the u.s. that is a path that if the north koreans would address the nuclear issue, that would be available to them. we have said that from the outset. it is an important exampl
steps you will need to see from north korea, especially given recent evidence that their shipments to syria and elsewhere? >> with respect to north korea -- they would have to demonstrate a series of meeting their data goal of denuclearization. we have engaged with the north normal basand is. we have not seen the steps. we have laid out what they need to do in terms of that kind of demonstration of seriousness with respect to denuclearization. have not seen that from them. there is an...
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fox news has obtained a classified cable showing that the state department was warned about syria's security concerns long before the attack was carried out. also three u.s. senators are calling for a congressional committee to investigate the administration's handling of the attack. molly henneberg is in washington with more. hi, molly. >> hi. this classified cable was sent august 16 to the state department that was less than one month before the september 11 attack in libya. and it describes how u.s. personnel on the ground were making contingency plans. the cable reads in part, quote: this daily pattern of violence would be the new normal for the foreseeable future. went on to say, quote, personnel could co- locate to the annex, talking about the c.i.a. annex -- if the security environment downgraded suddenly. it also reveals they were concerned about the trustworthiness of the libyan militia, the 17 february brigade, which was protecting the consulate, noting, quote, certain sectors of the 17 february brigade were very hesitant to share information with the americans. one republican sena
fox news has obtained a classified cable showing that the state department was warned about syria's security concerns long before the attack was carried out. also three u.s. senators are calling for a congressional committee to investigate the administration's handling of the attack. molly henneberg is in washington with more. hi, molly. >> hi. this classified cable was sent august 16 to the state department that was less than one month before the september 11 attack in libya. and it...
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in the sense that if things really got off the tracks with regard to either iran or syria or now with israel's problems on the gaza and so on, both sides of be careful. they do not look at things exactly the same way. it will not matter if we find that things the things to get done are being stymied. i am not predicting that. i would pick a star next to that. see somee're going to renewed efforts over the next several months to see if there is a path for north korea. i do not see the obama administration changing the terms of agreement. one just reiterated that we will not. you also have a new government in seoul. no matter who wins, they will be looking toward some more engagement. that could indeed complement -- complicate things in the u.s. and china. on these issues, i think the focus was absolutely right. china is basically, if you talk privately to folks from the mainland, what you get is we did not start it. we fix it. this is a rather unfortunate attitude. it may be pretty all too accurate a reading. i have nothing to add to what he just said about the possible involvement at
in the sense that if things really got off the tracks with regard to either iran or syria or now with israel's problems on the gaza and so on, both sides of be careful. they do not look at things exactly the same way. it will not matter if we find that things the things to get done are being stymied. i am not predicting that. i would pick a star next to that. see somee're going to renewed efforts over the next several months to see if there is a path for north korea. i do not see the obama...
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prepare an attack on the reactors considering potential success of the operation against the facility in syria. and this will all remove iran's constraints to acquire nuclear weapons. so we are either -- really concerned with the situation. let me add people of iran will continue to suffer under very tough sanctions. so there are two things which must change. diplomacy and the inspections. first diplomacy. five plus one has served the purpose of the it united front. five plus one mean to me united nations security council related global responsibility, europeans like to prefer three plus three which means the european union is the major player. i'm nervous about that, if you are europe you had better say three plus three otherwise you will not be served your dinner. five plus one, of course, it is important to keep on. i think u.s. should not do what it has done, hide inside this group. u.s. has now tried to take responsibility. to change, to start with its relations with iran. isn't it time now to sort of give up on the occupation of the u.s. embassy in connection with islamic revolution 1979
prepare an attack on the reactors considering potential success of the operation against the facility in syria. and this will all remove iran's constraints to acquire nuclear weapons. so we are either -- really concerned with the situation. let me add people of iran will continue to suffer under very tough sanctions. so there are two things which must change. diplomacy and the inspections. first diplomacy. five plus one has served the purpose of the it united front. five plus one mean to me...
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israeli officials say the mortar was not aimed at their positions but they want to make sure syria's violence does not spill across the border. >>> britain's guardian says venice, italy, is getting some of the worst flooding ever reported. rising sea water has flooded 70% of the city. the flood surge which is five feet above normal was triggered by weekend >>> it's a chilly start to the day around the bay area. the sun coming up toward pleasanton and looks like nice sunny skies, but cold temperatures in spots. just above freezing in fairfield, 38 livermore. you get the idea, a chilly start to the day. these temperatures fairly mild, mid-60s in livermore. cool out toward the coastline, a little breezy there. the next couple of days should be a little bit warmer but showers could return on friday. >> this national weather report sponsored by macy's. >>> this national weather report sponsored by macy's. >>> who is paula broadwell? she literally wrote the >>> who is paula broadwell? she literally wrote the book on david petraeus. >> there's a good role model there who's value oriented. >
israeli officials say the mortar was not aimed at their positions but they want to make sure syria's violence does not spill across the border. >>> britain's guardian says venice, italy, is getting some of the worst flooding ever reported. rising sea water has flooded 70% of the city. the flood surge which is five feet above normal was triggered by weekend >>> it's a chilly start to the day around the bay area. the sun coming up toward pleasanton and looks like nice sunny...
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syria is right on the border with the problem, this whole thing is coming apart right in front of us a and while we have talked about it for a long time, each month that goes by, israel wants to get more aggressive and now what's to stop them? >> there is a bbc report suggesting that obama and netanyahu have done a deal on the length and the duration of the attacks. "the washington post" this morning is fairly hawkish on what is going on. it talks about if it is drawn out, triggering potentially a barrage of retaliatory attacks from many sides and then worsening relations between egypt and israel. that doesn't necessarily though still knock on to the oil trade, does it? >> no, it really doesn't. that's what we have to keep watching. the bad word we don't want to hear is iran, obviously. iran is going to give missiles, that's a given. the question is what does iran do, if they poise troops, it will open up completely and it gives israel all it needs and they will attack and attack hard in iran. >> the qe 4 may be on the cards for next year, are you disappointed that it hasn't done mor
syria is right on the border with the problem, this whole thing is coming apart right in front of us a and while we have talked about it for a long time, each month that goes by, israel wants to get more aggressive and now what's to stop them? >> there is a bbc report suggesting that obama and netanyahu have done a deal on the length and the duration of the attacks. "the washington post" this morning is fairly hawkish on what is going on. it talks about if it is drawn out,...
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we want to move you onto another issue as well and that is syria. because we are learning that, you know, there are -- there are 11,000 people leaving as refugees to turkey and jordan, that was the headline that crossed this morning. now there is some discussion in the international community about whether or not bashar al-assad is better than what you might get, you know, if he is deposed, if he is pushed out of the country, you know, there have been so many human atrocities under his watch, that's a difficult, you know, that's ao difficult thin a difficult thing to even put out there. what are your thoughts? >> well, you know, there are wars and conflicts where no participant is somebody whose victory would be beneficial to the united states, and this could well be done of them. look, this has been going on for 18 months, and for 18 months i think we've been waiting for the administration, for our intelligence services, for somebody to identify leaders of the opposition that we could trust with american assistance, maybe up to and including -- i'm
we want to move you onto another issue as well and that is syria. because we are learning that, you know, there are -- there are 11,000 people leaving as refugees to turkey and jordan, that was the headline that crossed this morning. now there is some discussion in the international community about whether or not bashar al-assad is better than what you might get, you know, if he is deposed, if he is pushed out of the country, you know, there have been so many human atrocities under his watch,...
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actually she was killed four weeks ago in syria. but hamas faking it to make it look like it happened right now. >> alisyn: there is another story of cnn having aired a picture of a four-year-old little boy having been killed. his body was carted out by the prime minister of hamas. and now they said it was from an israeli air strike. now there is a question about that and whether or not this was an errant -- there is manipulation going on of the it's hard to know what the real back story is, particularly when witnesses are not there or witnesses are not coming forward to provide information. so you just have to watch everything. whoopie goldberg got in trouble this week because she sent out a tweet saying children and women being -- in palestine being massacred because she's looking at the news media and that's what she sees. victims of israel. but you have to remember that all of this is through a very foggy lens and she got a lot of blow back on twitter for that. >> brian: that's watching too much al-jazeera and not enough fox new
actually she was killed four weeks ago in syria. but hamas faking it to make it look like it happened right now. >> alisyn: there is another story of cnn having aired a picture of a four-year-old little boy having been killed. his body was carted out by the prime minister of hamas. and now they said it was from an israeli air strike. now there is a question about that and whether or not this was an errant -- there is manipulation going on of the it's hard to know what the real back story...
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we are engaged by what happens syria, but i do not know if shed a great deal of light. i know you began by asking what is happening in gaza and what i think about that. >> yes. >> any time israel is involved in a story, did becomes excruciatingly -- id becomes excruciatingly difficult to cover, because there is a sense of identity in this country with israelis, and many reporters, old friends and colleagues of mine used to be criticized for taking an anti- israeli point of view. he spent many years living in the arab world and had a sympathetic. of view to arabs. -- point of view to arabs. i think what is happening in gaza right now meets in the definition of tragedy. the israelis cannot be expected to stand by while their cities are rocketed. on the other hand, the idea that the israeli defense forces are equally professional, the number of casualties on the palestinian side are going to be much greater. they are leaving an impression there is something unfair. this is the time you need correspondents who have spent years in the region, because by and large, you ask wh
we are engaged by what happens syria, but i do not know if shed a great deal of light. i know you began by asking what is happening in gaza and what i think about that. >> yes. >> any time israel is involved in a story, did becomes excruciatingly -- id becomes excruciatingly difficult to cover, because there is a sense of identity in this country with israelis, and many reporters, old friends and colleagues of mine used to be criticized for taking an anti- israeli point of view. he...
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this as cross-border bombings between turkey and syria threaten to draw the region into the ongoing syrian crisis. meantime this morning, israeli air strikes struck the gaza strip as retaliation for rocket attacks from the hamas-controlled area. >>> police say the deaths of five family members in toledo, ohio were the result of a murder-suicide. officials say the apparent intentional carbon monoxide poisoning killed three children, their uncle and their grandmother who were in the midst of a bitter custody dispute. >>> nascar superstar jeff gordon is going to have to pay up for intentionally wrecking rival clint bowyer's car in sunday's race at the phoenix international raceway. gordon was fined $100,000, got docked 25 points and is on probation through the end of this year but avoids a suspension. the scrape-up caused a major fracas between the two drivers' pit crew. >>> an incredible plane crash caught on tape in brazil. take a look at this small plane careened right off the landing strip near the sao paulo airport. the pilot suffered serious injuries. now back to matt and savannah. >> n
this as cross-border bombings between turkey and syria threaten to draw the region into the ongoing syrian crisis. meantime this morning, israeli air strikes struck the gaza strip as retaliation for rocket attacks from the hamas-controlled area. >>> police say the deaths of five family members in toledo, ohio were the result of a murder-suicide. officials say the apparent intentional carbon monoxide poisoning killed three children, their uncle and their grandmother who were in the...
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. >>> dead levi less than raging in syria. car bombs rocking a military base there. activists say at least 20 soldiers were killed. >> heather: no power, no heat, a situation that would surely be an inconvenience to say the at least for most of us. for those who survived hurricane sandy in rockaways, new york, things are more complicated because many are seniors and today they're feeling stranded. dan bowens with our new york fox affiliate, wnyw, has details. >> here in the high-rise in the rockaways, this building hasn't had power since hurricane sandy. there are lots of elderly people living here along with hundreds of others. we're using a flashlight right now to use light to light me up. when the light goes off, to the pitch black, dark, frightening in these hallways. many residents tell us they are very scared and feeling cast off. >> we had to get this from a nursing home. we had to go to a nursing home to bathe, to wash up and stuff so that way we could live and survive. >> we met these two on the first floor of the high-rise. they just filled that suitcase wi
. >>> dead levi less than raging in syria. car bombs rocking a military base there. activists say at least 20 soldiers were killed. >> heather: no power, no heat, a situation that would surely be an inconvenience to say the at least for most of us. for those who survived hurricane sandy in rockaways, new york, things are more complicated because many are seniors and today they're feeling stranded. dan bowens with our new york fox affiliate, wnyw, has details. >> here in the...
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she has not been able to produce similar results for syria. >> i can tell you that the president believes ambassador rice has done an excellent job and is grateful for her service. >> the president's choice of susan rice contrasts with his thinking four years ago when the president built a team of rivals, nominating former opponent hillary clinton to be secretary. with rice, he has selected one of his closest advisers. >> margaret, thank you. >>> report this is morning say petraeus will testify to congress this week about the attack that killed the american ambassador in libya. members are pushing for more answers about the benghazi incident. sharyl attkisson reports. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. behind closed doors for members of congress only. mike morell and state department officials briefed some committee members. the state department has internal cables and documents. tomorrow it's expected they'll be shown some surveillance video of the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi for the first time. republicans have been briefed saying they're still mistyfied as to why some
she has not been able to produce similar results for syria. >> i can tell you that the president believes ambassador rice has done an excellent job and is grateful for her service. >> the president's choice of susan rice contrasts with his thinking four years ago when the president built a team of rivals, nominating former opponent hillary clinton to be secretary. with rice, he has selected one of his closest advisers. >> margaret, thank you. >>> report this is...
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whether it be in the middle east, which you read about every day, whether it be syria, iran, whether it be pakistan. continuing work in afghanistan. the sunni-shiia fault lines in the middle east. whether it be the pacific with the rise of china. we look at what's going on with the islands within the pacific. korea, 29-year-old leader in charge of korea. what is he going to do in the future? you have narcoterrorism, transnarcoterrorism, what does that mean to the future and security of our country? i don't know. but these are questions we have to take a look at. and these are questions that we have to be prepared to operate in. the other thing that i have learned frankly, the hard way, over the last several years my time in iraq is you have also have opportunists who will try to take advantage of instability and destabilizing influence and nascent governments or failing governments. and these opportunists are maybe unpredictable. and i always use iraq as an example. there's lots of opportunists in iraq. iran, turkey, saudi arabia, kuwait, nonstate actors. all opportunists trying to t
whether it be in the middle east, which you read about every day, whether it be syria, iran, whether it be pakistan. continuing work in afghanistan. the sunni-shiia fault lines in the middle east. whether it be the pacific with the rise of china. we look at what's going on with the islands within the pacific. korea, 29-year-old leader in charge of korea. what is he going to do in the future? you have narcoterrorism, transnarcoterrorism, what does that mean to the future and security of our...
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cell phone service also went down in damascus and other parts of central syria. activists claim president bashar al assad shut both services down to prepare for a major assault against rebel forces. state-run television reported the outage as a "technical failure." sam, take the next one. >> this is where i read, right? >> yes, read. >> "the seattle times." the united nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state. shsymbolic victory that palestinians hope will strengthen their hand in future peace talks. both the u.s. and israel strongly object to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n. >>> all right. harold, let's do "the l.a. times." >> i enjoyed watching him do it. >> i'm getting nervous. "los angeles times." a new study finds ice sheet melting in greenland and an antarctica, more than 300 billion tons of glacial ice are lost each year. the earth's sea level has risen eight inches since pre-industrialization times. >> that was a good read. you
cell phone service also went down in damascus and other parts of central syria. activists claim president bashar al assad shut both services down to prepare for a major assault against rebel forces. state-run television reported the outage as a "technical failure." sam, take the next one. >> this is where i read, right? >> yes, read. >> "the seattle times." the united nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state....
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obvious is that whoever takes over her position is going to inherit a slew of international issues from syria to afghanistan to iran. cnn's jill dougherty is at the state department and, jill, i guess we're learning new information from democratic officials about the cabinet position. >> well, yeah, i mean, in a way it is new, ted, these officials are saying that there is support for secretary rice that is susan rice, the u.n. ambassador for the united states, for taking the position had she leaves of hillary clinton as secretary of state. and that name, susan rice, has been bandied about for quite a long time, but now, you know, the drumbeat is increasing and secretary clinton, remember, has said she will leave at the end of the term, that would mean january, but she's also indicated that she might stick around until the president is able to replace her and that would mean, of course, that the president would have to nominate someone and that person would a have to get through the senate. that's where the plot thickens because susan rice, as we all know, is part of this unfolding saga about
obvious is that whoever takes over her position is going to inherit a slew of international issues from syria to afghanistan to iran. cnn's jill dougherty is at the state department and, jill, i guess we're learning new information from democratic officials about the cabinet position. >> well, yeah, i mean, in a way it is new, ted, these officials are saying that there is support for secretary rice that is susan rice, the u.n. ambassador for the united states, for taking the position had...
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it looks like it's going from bad to worse, the brutality in this war unfolding in syria. what's the latest? >> reporter: absolutely. what you're referring to, wolf, is this cluster bomb to the east of damascus which now human rights watch having studied activist video heard from activists on the ground pretty certain cluster bombs were used. they say it looks like soviet -- they say witnesses say there was no specific rebel target in the area around there which they could have been aiming at. and of course applying pressure for the world to stop using cluster munitions specifically here of course for the syrian regime to stop hitting civilian targets, wolf. >> and the brutality is really unbelievable. about 40,000 people so far have been killed in this war over the past year and a half. who knows how many have been injured or made homeless, refugees streaming into syria, jordan, other countries in the region. is there any positive signs whatsoever that this may be coming to an end any time soon? >> reporter: well, of course there's two different sides to that. the fear wi
it looks like it's going from bad to worse, the brutality in this war unfolding in syria. what's the latest? >> reporter: absolutely. what you're referring to, wolf, is this cluster bomb to the east of damascus which now human rights watch having studied activist video heard from activists on the ground pretty certain cluster bombs were used. they say it looks like soviet -- they say witnesses say there was no specific rebel target in the area around there which they could have been...
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so we don't have the division that we're facing in syria. so we have a unified international community and that helps support the political settlement. so i think this opportunity should be used. so far there are cycles the settlements are facing but we should have hope and faith and i think with the success of this political settlement, this provides a ground for hope in the future. thank you. >> thank you. greg? >> yeah, i'd like to echo dan in thanking you all for coming out on this very dreary day. especially after a holiday for i'm sure many of you. and thanks to ibrahim as well from doha for stage up a little bit late and giving us those great insights. as all of us know, the united states has just been through a presidential election. president obama was re-elected. and the obama administration had a number of i think foreign policy and counterterrorism successes during the first administration. obviously osama bin laden was killed in the special operations raid. president obama's oversea drawdown of tops in iraq as well as afghanista
so we don't have the division that we're facing in syria. so we have a unified international community and that helps support the political settlement. so i think this opportunity should be used. so far there are cycles the settlements are facing but we should have hope and faith and i think with the success of this political settlement, this provides a ground for hope in the future. thank you. >> thank you. greg? >> yeah, i'd like to echo dan in thanking you all for coming out on...
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literacy rates are in the 20's, so go a little deeper to read the context of afghanistan and the grasso, syria versus the liberalized country order the biggest challenges to the u.s. foreign policy from all of this innovation in the technology? >> you mentioned i think a number of the biggest challenges one of the ways we benefit from thinking about this is to distinguish between long-term goals were mere term nm management challenges. long-term goals we have to bet on openness, freedom of access to private markets. for the reasons i talked about in my remarks and many others, the recipe for global peace and prosperity is in that. a good question though on the short term challenges that are very real and over time it will lead to greater economic opportunity and job creation. in the new term there is potentially a mismatch between connectivity doing dangerous people larger reform without moving the opportunity as quickly. we have many difficult management challenges but one of the things we have to do is speed up the economic opportunity side so if you are as convinced as i am that the more th
literacy rates are in the 20's, so go a little deeper to read the context of afghanistan and the grasso, syria versus the liberalized country order the biggest challenges to the u.s. foreign policy from all of this innovation in the technology? >> you mentioned i think a number of the biggest challenges one of the ways we benefit from thinking about this is to distinguish between long-term goals were mere term nm management challenges. long-term goals we have to bet on openness, freedom...
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afghanistan, the arab spring, syria versus the liberalizing countries. what are the biggest challenges to u.s. foreign policy from all this innovation and new technology? >> well, you've mentioned, i think, a number of the biggest challenges. one of the ways that i think we benefit from thinking about this is to distinguish between long-term goals and near-term management challenges. >> uh-huh. >> so let's start with the easier one, right? long-term goals, we have to bet on openness, freedom, universal access to private markets for the reasons i talked about in my remarks and many others, the recipe for global peace and prosperity is in that long-term vision. there's no question there are short-term challenges that are very real. greater connectivity, broadband deployment over time will lead to greater economic opportunity and job creation. in the near term, there's potentially a mismatch between connectivity giving dangerous people larger platform and forum without losing economic opportunity as quickly. when we think about that, we have many difficult
afghanistan, the arab spring, syria versus the liberalizing countries. what are the biggest challenges to u.s. foreign policy from all this innovation and new technology? >> well, you've mentioned, i think, a number of the biggest challenges. one of the ways that i think we benefit from thinking about this is to distinguish between long-term goals and near-term management challenges. >> uh-huh. >> so let's start with the easier one, right? long-term goals, we have to bet on...
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lebanon and iran working on its nuclear program, look what's happening israel's neighbor in the north, syria, there's potential there are for huge explosion. >> yeah. there's a powder keg potential. there's another reason why this administration has leverage, strength now that the president won should push once again for an israeli/palestinian agreement. >> with the palestinian authority. >> with the plo, two-state solution. push that. get the israeli supportive. but right now i can understand what israel's doing, defending itself. >> two years ago almost to the day you went to north korea. i went with you. spent six days in pyongyang. since then there's a new leader, kim jong-un, the young man now the leader of north korea. you studied this closely. i'm curious, do you see significant changes yet positive changes, negative changes? what do you see in north korea? >> i see positive changes. i think this young man is different than his father, his grandfather. he's reaching out to his people. it's still an oppressive regime. he's somebody that studied in switzerland and europe so maybe knows
lebanon and iran working on its nuclear program, look what's happening israel's neighbor in the north, syria, there's potential there are for huge explosion. >> yeah. there's a powder keg potential. there's another reason why this administration has leverage, strength now that the president won should push once again for an israeli/palestinian agreement. >> with the palestinian authority. >> with the plo, two-state solution. push that. get the israeli supportive. but right now...
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. >> "new york times," france is now considering a plan to arm opposition forces in syria after becoming the first western power to fully recognize the rebel coalition. it's seen as an effort to help align anti-government fighters whose lack of unity is blamed in part for helping president al asad stay in power. >> and from our parade of papers, "the chicago tribune," toyota is recalling 2.75 million vehicles. among them, certain models of the popular hybrid the prius. the recalls stem from problems with the vehicle's steering mechanism. and in the case of the hybrids, the system's water pump, this is the second multicar recall by toyota in the last two months. >>> joining us now with the "politico playbook," executive editor jim vandehei. jim, good morning to you. >> morning, guys. how you doing? >> doing good. you described the tactic in the fiscal cliff negotiations as sort of a game of good cop/bad cop between mcconnell and john boehner. can you help explain that? >> mitch mcconnell who runs the senate republican caucus, he's definitely playing the role of the bad cop in that he does
. >> "new york times," france is now considering a plan to arm opposition forces in syria after becoming the first western power to fully recognize the rebel coalition. it's seen as an effort to help align anti-government fighters whose lack of unity is blamed in part for helping president al asad stay in power. >> and from our parade of papers, "the chicago tribune," toyota is recalling 2.75 million vehicles. among them, certain models of the popular hybrid the...
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syria has descend understood civil war and the arab spring has turned stormy. the united states sends hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid to countries around the world, to democracies and dictators. what should be the basic guiding principles of american foreign policy? berg: fundamentally i have to say that freedom is something we need to encourage across the world but let me talk about christopher stevens and what happened there. his death along with three others is a tragedy. i know that has been in a lot of people's thoughts and prayers. we need to get to the bottom of that. and i'm not here to speculate who did what but we need to find out. the american people need to know. as the thing unfolds i hope it can be transparent and clear. two things will come out of that. number one, if there are people that made mistakes and need to be held accountable we can hold them accountable. also we can learn from that. so in the future if we have diplomats abroad we can insure we're protecting them. as it relates to other countries, there is a lot of turmoil
syria has descend understood civil war and the arab spring has turned stormy. the united states sends hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid to countries around the world, to democracies and dictators. what should be the basic guiding principles of american foreign policy? berg: fundamentally i have to say that freedom is something we need to encourage across the world but let me talk about christopher stevens and what happened there. his death along with three others is a tragedy. i...
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this thing can blow up if syria gets involved and receive instability in jordan right now, forget about the rest of the region. if you were advising the president of the united states, aaron, and you worked with several u.s. presidents and secretaries of state, what would you tell him to do? >> first of all, he has to use the relationship that he has. remember, look, our traditional partners in this region, three. most important, they've been with us for the longest. israelis, egyptians and saudis. each have to be mobilized in order to on the israeli side measure of restrain and try to get morsi. after all, the brotherhood, hamas is an offshoot of the brotherhood. they are dependent on him. but, this is not a traditional situation where the united states can walk in and broker a conflict between israelis and palestinians. we do not have a relationship with one of the major combatants. i'm not arguing -- >> the u.s. regards as a terrorist organization. >> i'm not arguing that we do or that we should, but it does impose certain limitations on what we can do. >> i mean, on this issue, i th
this thing can blow up if syria gets involved and receive instability in jordan right now, forget about the rest of the region. if you were advising the president of the united states, aaron, and you worked with several u.s. presidents and secretaries of state, what would you tell him to do? >> first of all, he has to use the relationship that he has. remember, look, our traditional partners in this region, three. most important, they've been with us for the longest. israelis, egyptians...
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that includes how it will deal with syria iran and afghanistan. more bill press is coming up after the break. stay with us. we have a big, big hour and the i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... [ forsythe ] we don't just come up here for the view up in alaska. it's the cleanest, clearest water. we find the best sweetest crab for red lobster that we can find. [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's crabfest! the only time of year you can savor 5 succulent crab entrees all under 20 dollars. like a half-pound of tender snow crab paired with savory grilled shrimp, just 12.99. or our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake. [ forsythe ] if i wouldn't put it on my table at home, i woul
that includes how it will deal with syria iran and afghanistan. more bill press is coming up after the break. stay with us. we have a big, big hour and the i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you...
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this half hour, tensions flare in the middle east, israel reporting direct hits on syrian targets as syria's violence spills across more borders. >> yes, indeed. >>> also ahead, there's word from france this year's champagne harvest is the worst in 40 years. uh-oh, bad news for the french economy and bubbly lovers everywhere. heartbreaking news with new year's a few weeks away. people like a little bubbly on the 31st. do you like champagne? >> oui, oui-oui. >> oui-oui? [ speaking french ] i like some champagne. >> impressed. paula, very nice. au revoir. >> that's the extent of it. [ speaking french ] >> means shut your mouth, please. >> i'll be quiet. >> i should tell that to myself. >>> and then it's that time of year, fall fix-up and clean-up. we're going to have some of the best gadgets to help you get the job done. >> what job would that be? >> cleaning up. >> we begin with the major development in the unfolding scandal surrounding david petraeus. general john allen who's the top military commander of nato forces in afghanistan, well, he's now being investigated by the pentagon for sendi
this half hour, tensions flare in the middle east, israel reporting direct hits on syrian targets as syria's violence spills across more borders. >> yes, indeed. >>> also ahead, there's word from france this year's champagne harvest is the worst in 40 years. uh-oh, bad news for the french economy and bubbly lovers everywhere. heartbreaking news with new year's a few weeks away. people like a little bubbly on the 31st. do you like champagne? >> oui, oui-oui. >>...